About the Blog and the Blogger

Tis Issat Fall Ethiopia
Tis Issat Fall Ethiopi

 

Zerihun Abebe Yigzaw is an Ethiopian who likes to read and write about water and its multifaceted values. Also interested about studying peace and security, foreign policy, regional integration, conflict and cooperation. This blog is mainly meant to share my views on the issues described above.

He can be reached at: zerihunzay@gmail.com

ውሃ ህይወት ነው!!

Water is Life!!!

Photo: Myself

ውድ አንባብያን

እኔ ዘሪሁን አበበ ይግዛው ማናቸውም አባይ ተኮር ሆነ ሌሎች ጽሁፎች በዋናነት የማወጣው በመጦመሪያ መድረኬ/ብሎጌ ላይ ነው፡፡ ከዚህ ውጭ በተለያዩ ድረ-ገጾች እና የጡመራ መድረኮች/ብሎጎች ያለ እኔ እውቅና ጽሁፎቹ ወጥተው ተመልክቻለሁ፡፡ አንዳንዶቹ ጽሁፎች በተለያየ መንገድ የተቆራረጡ በመሆናቸው የእኔ ወጥ ጽሁፎችን በዋናነት ከብሎጌ ማንበብ የምትችሉ መሆኑን በትህትና እገለልጻለሁ፡፡

Recent Posts

Utilizing The Nile: A Matter of Life and Death for Ethiopia

by ዘሪሁን አበበ ይግዛው, posted in Abbay-Nile, Water Security

Sanyii Belayineh Hunde There have been different narratives regarding the management and utilization of the world`s longest river-the Nile. These stories mainly are reflected in different forms and styles. But their messages have been the same. One of the narratives is based on obsolete, partial and unfair self declared water `right` propagated by the most … Continue reading Utilizing The Nile: A Matter of Life and Death for Ethiopia

Cain`s Path of Bernard Membe of Tanzania on the Nile

Featured by ዘሪሁን አበበ ይግዛው, posted in The Nile Politics, Upstream States White Nile

By: Zerihun Abebe Yigzaw Tanzania like any other Nile riparian state has its national interest on the Nile waters as it is one of the water source country through the White Nile. Knowing the injustice done by ex-colonial powers, it was Tanzania which for the first time-among the Equatorial Lakes countries to nullify colonially entered … Continue reading Cain`s Path of Bernard Membe of Tanzania on the Nile

Al-Sisi`s Nile Policy: What is New and What is Not?

Featured by ዘሪሁን አበበ ይግዛው, posted in Dams, The Nile Politics

By: Zerihun Abebe Yigzaw As A Background Following the popular revolt supported by a military coup of July 2013 Egypt`s democratically elected President Morsi was deposed and the country was ruled by a caretaker government nearly for a year. On June 2014 Egyptians “elected” a new president named Abdel Fatah Al Sisi-who was a defense … Continue reading Al-Sisi`s Nile Policy: What is New and What is Not?

UN Watercourse Convention will come into force on 17 August 2014

by ዘሪሁን አበበ ይግዛው, posted in International Water Law, News, Other Media

By Hydropoletikakademi May 31 2014 On 19 May 2014, Vietnam became the 35th party to the 1997 UN Convention on the Non-navigational Uses of International Watercourses. This means that on 17 August 2014, 90 days after that 35th ratification was deposited, the Convention will come into force. Long in coming, the Convention’s success was never guaranteed. Adopted … Continue reading UN Watercourse Convention will come into force on 17 August 2014

More Posts